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[youraffection]

yosuke hanamura

video • voice • text ❝ You've reached Yosuke! You know what to do. ❞ [ BEEP! ] action [ Available at his apartment, working, or otherwise. ]

( original code by whaleparties )

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[zombiedude]

About 8 months. [Not like he was keeping track or anything, not at all.] But I was sent home for about 6, then was brought back, so it's a bit complicated now.

Do you have any friends from your world here too?

[youraffection]

Six months?

[ Wait... ]

...So you went back and you remember everything?

[ That's not at all his experience. ]

--Yeah. My best friends. I'm really lucky to have them around.

[zombiedude]

I only remembered here after I was brought back. I didn't remember anything about Cerealia while I was back home.

[He's glad to hear Yosuke has people he knows in the city.] It's easier being here with people you know.

[youraffection]

Oh...gotcha. [ Hm...does that mean he's done something wrong when he came back? ] Did it feel like anything? When you came back, I mean. Like an "Ah ha!" moment?

[ He's hoping... ]

Yeah, it is. I don't know what I'd be doing without them. [ Though... ] Does that mean you've got people here too?

[zombiedude]

I had to go through that stupid PowerPoint presentation again. [He says it dryly.] But no, it didn't feel any different than the first time. [At least as far as he can remember. He was here for months before he went back home and he doesn't have a eidetic memory.]

No; it's just me. There have been others, three, and two of them I knew personally, but they didn't stay for very long before they disappeared. Although... I guess you could count Cerberus as being someone from home, but he's a dog, not a person.

[youraffection]

Ah...well, that part sucks.

[ It was a crappy PowerPoint to begin with. ]

Wait...like...that three-headed dog?

[zombiedude]

[Nico lets out a soft laugh. ] Yeah, that's the one.

[youraffection]

You...mean that in a literal sense, don't you?

[zombiedude]

Yep. He's the Cerberus, three heads and all.

[youraffection]

Holy shit dude. That's one helluva pet...

[zombiedude]

He originally was my father's guard dog but he showed up here one day some months back. He's... been a good friend. [One of his very few here and sometimes even only one at times after people have disappeared.]

[youraffection]

So...does that mean you take him to the park like a normal dog?

[zombiedude]

That's right. I walk him every day too.

[youraffection]

Dude...I need to see this dog. I mean--if that's cool with you. And if he wouldn't eat me.

[zombiedude]

He won't. He's gotten used to being around people and he likes the attention.

You can stop by my apartment whenever you want, if you want to see him in person. [He doesn't get much in the way of visitors.] But for now, hang on...

[He flips it from voice to video and calls out Cerberus' name. The three-headed Rottweiler comes trotting in, one head carrying one of the dog's beloved red toy rubber balls. Another head is looking at the ball with longing, and the third head, once the dog is close enough, gives Nico's face a good lick.

Nico makes a noise between one of amused disgust and a light laugh while he pushes Cerberus back with an arm to get him into better view.] Cerberus, Yosuke. Yosuke, Cerberus.

[youraffection]

[ Yosuke is totally not ready, but he's so fascinated. He blinks widely, expecting something a little more monstrous, but...well, except for the number of heads, he looks almost normal. ]

Whoa...

[ That's pretty intense. ]

H-Hey there, buddy. You've really got three of them, huh?